Ok, so I know you guys have really great taste in music, right. So I wanted to tell you about this guy;
He’s an up-and-coming danish singer/songwriter. He’s also a really great guy that I’ve known my entire life, because he’s the son of a really good friend of my parents’s.
According to what I’ve read about his music, the warm humor I know him for is reflected in his lyrics. He’s in studio right now, and his debut album is expected this year.
It would mean a lot to me if you would give him a listen, and like his Facebook-page.
Thank you.
(Source: ompainthetardis)
MEMBERS:
Pernille Rosendahl
Johan Wohlert
GENRE:
Rock, pop, metal
DISCOGRAPHY:
Where The Storm Meets The Ground, 2008
Black Luck, 2009
Rebel Against Yourself, 2011
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Since september 2006
ABOUT:
The Storm used to be the very popular band Swan Lee, which went apart in 2005. The vocalist, Pernille Rosendahl, and her husband, guitarist Johan Wohlert, then went into music together, now as The Storm. Their first album was released in 2008 and was a big success, but not nearly as big as the second album, Black Luck.
While the two first albums has been quite harsh and borderline metal, their latest album, Rebel Against Yourself, is inspired by Abba, Dire Straits and Pet Shop Boys, and therefore has a more poppish and light sound than the previous albums.
LINKS:
MEMBERS:
Peter Sommer Christensen
GENRE:
Quality pop
DISCOGRAPHY:
(with Superjeg)
Alt Er Ego, 2002
Øst/Vest, 2003
(solo)
På Den Anden Side, 2004
Destruktive Vokaler, 2006
Til Rotterne, Til Kragerne, Til Hundene, 2008
(with De Eneste To)
De Eneste To, 2010
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Since 2002
ABOUT:
Peter Sommer Christensen (born in Skanderborg on August 28th 1974) is one of the most succesful singer/songwriters in Denmark for the past 10 years.
In the early 2000’s, he formed the group Superjeg with his friend, Carsten Valentin Lassen. They released two albums but never gained the big success.
He then went solo, and released the album På Den Anden Side the very first song on this album became Sommer’s biggest hit ever – Valby Bakke.
Two years later came Destruktive Vokaler This album contained a song called 8-6-6-0. 8660 is the zipcode of Sommer’s hometown. The song Man Hamrer Løs På En Åben Dør is also from this album.
His third and latest album was released in 2008. The album was in 2009 awarded 4 Steppeulve (danish award) for this album. Album of the year, Song of the year (Vi Falder Først Den Dag Vi Kigger Ned), Lyrics-author of the year, and producer of the year (Henrik Balling)
Peter Sommer is known for his quite extraordinary lyrics. They are in all danish, and often based on words with double-meanings. By first listen, it may seem as though the lyrics make no sense. But a person who speaks fluent danish and has a bit between the ears can probably make out some sense. And it truly is beautiful and meaningful sense.
In 2010, he and Simon Kvamm formed the group De Eneste To and released an album of the same name. This was a huge success.
De Eneste To has reported that they are going to “step back a bit”, and Peter Sommer has gone back to working on new material. I’d say we can expect a new album and a new tour with him and his band, Peter Sommer & Dem De Kaldte Tiggerne.
LINKS:
Jøden feat. Peter Sommer - Hamrer Løs (Remix of Man Hamrer Løs På En Åben Dør)
MEMBERS:
Mattias Kolstrup
Simon Troelsgaard
Piotrek Wasilewski
Danny Jungslund
Ole Bjørn Sørensen
FORMER MEMBERS:
Cecilie Dyrberg
Malte Aarup-Sørensen
GENRE:
Indie rock/pop (Indielectrock, according to themselves)
DISCOGRAPHY:
We Are In There You Are Out Here, 2007
Enter Metropolis, 2009
Leaving Metropolis (EP), 2010
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
2001 -
ABOUT:
Dúné is basically a bunch of boys who likes to jump around on a stage and make the audience sweat. Their music is a mix of 70’s punk, 80’s pop and 90’s indierock. Dúné came out of nowhere in 2007 and has since then remained on the danish hitlists. The band members live in Berlin, where they have great success.
Dúné’s live performances are energetic and loud. They have won a number of prestigious prizes and fantastic reviews.
LINKS:
Final Party of the 21st Century
MEMBERS:
Louise Dubiel
GENRE:
Pop, singer/songwriter
DISCOGRAPHY:
Alle Kneb Gælder, 2010
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Became famous when she participated in DK Talent (danish version of Britain’s Got Talent etc.) in 2009
ABOUT:
Louise Dubiel participated in DK Talent in 2009 as the charming part of the silly-songs duo Ludo.
In 2010 she released her solo album ‘Alle Kneb Gælder’. Her songs are in danish, and the lyrics are usually about men and how we either love or hate them.
LINKS:
LUDO - FORPULET PERFEKT (DK TALENT 2009 LIVE)
MEMBERS:
Peter Sommer
Simon Kvamm
Ární Bergmann Jóhannsson
Stefan Kvamm
GENRE:
Singer/songwriter / Quality pop
DISCOGRAPHY:
De Eneste To, 2010
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Unknown – ‘Actually’ started existing around 2009
ABOUT:
De Eneste To – which translates into The Only Two – is usually described as a ‘duo’ but does in fact have four members. The two main figures, though, is singers, musicians and songwriters, Peter Sommer and Simon Kvamm. The pair have known each other for more than 10 years and is the bestest of friends. Árni Bergmann Jóhannsson is an up-and-coming musician from the Faroe Islands and Stefan Kvamm is Simon Kvamm’s 4 years younger brother.
Both Peter Sommer and Simon Kvamm has had great success in Denmark with their own projects – Simon as frontfigure in the rockband Nephew and Peter as a solo pop/rock artist – and decided to team up and form the band, De Eneste To.
Both Simon Kvamm and Peter Sommer is very famous for their quite special lyrics – Peter’s often don’t make sense if you don’t think about them and the lyrics of Nephew is also something of their very own. The mix of these brilliant brains and skills-with-words resulted in 12 songs about friendship, home, being a father/husband, religion and getting drunk. But in a sneakily disguised way, so you actually think they’re very deep and important.
De Eneste To is a very relaxed band to see live – it is Simon and Peter standing at the front of the stage with an acoustic guitar and a microphone each, while Stefan and Árni is handling stuff like drums, tambourines, computer-music and buttons at the back.
Less than a year after their first, and only, album was released, they have announced that they’re ‘going to take a break’ – they’re not going to stop existing or working together, but Peter and Simon wants to go back to their respective projects (Peter’s solo project and Simon’s band Nephew)
Their lyrics are only in danish.
LINKS:
Directed by Michael Noer, the guys have made a ”music-movie” about Østjylland, where both of the guys are from. It lasts 23 minutes and can be seen on YouTube:
(Note: IN DANISH – Not much is said, though. It’s all about the mood)
Østjylland Dreaming - En Musikfilm
MEMBERS:
Tina Dickow (Internationally, Tina Dico)
GENRE:
Singer/songwriter
DISCOGRAPHY:
Fuel, 2001
Notes, 2003
Far (EP), 2004
In the Red, 2005
Count to Ten, 2007
A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending, 2008
The Road to Gävle, 2009
Welcome Back Colour, 2010
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Has always played music, CD-debuted in 2001
ABOUT:
Tina Dickow was born in Aarhus, Denmark on October 14th 1977.
She was always interested in music, and started playing in a band in 8th grade, since then, she has been a part of several teenage-bands. In the late 90’s, she started going in to real music-business by winning two talent-competitions. In 2001, she finally got to make her own CD, Fuel.
She is one of the most succesful singtresses in Denmark today, but she is also quite big in Germany and a bit in England and the US. She has albums out in all of these countries and plays gigs regularly.
LINKS:
Count to Ten (Live, 2008)
MEMBERS:
Kristian Leth
Bo Rande
Fredrik Nordsø
Fridolin Nordsø
(I will not write who plays what, because that is pretty hard to determine. Kristian Leth is the primary vocalist, though)
GENRE:
Wicked pop/rock
DISCOGRAPHY:
Wayne Coyne, 2008
Dear Unknown Friend, 2009
The Way Of The Warrior, 2010
Music Wants To Be Free, 2011
YEARS OF EXISTENCE:
Since 2008
ABOUT:
The William Blakes is a bunch of wicked, playful guys who play über-cool music. Their first album ‘Wayne Coyne” was named after the vocalist of Flaming Lips and the band name is from the english writer, William Blake.
Their lyrics are not always about ‘just love’ – Their song, ‘Science Is Religion’ is about.. Well, the battle between science and religion. Songwriter Kristian Leth wrote this after first reading about scientist’s discovery of ‘dark-matter’.
The William Blakes never do the same thing twice – the difference between the songs ‘It Looked Like Us’ and ‘The Light (Plane To Spain)’ is pretty big.
One of the trademarks of the band is their humour. The musicvideo ‘Secrets of the State’ contains a bunch of danish artists (for an example, Nephew, Thomas Troelsen, Remee, Hej Matematik) and a lot of funny costumes.
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